I start typing with an overwhelming feeling of defeat. Not because the trip at the end of August to which I am going to refer went badly, but because I think it is almost impossible to translate into text what I experienced. No adjective is sufficient to describe what it really means to experience “Burning […]
A friend, colleague, inspirer, creative, irreplaceable. In the history of advertising in Costa Rica, Hernán Ortega will always be a mark of character, drive, strategy and exploration of the most daring, what had not been done or said before. When I joined [...]
Today all records will be broken, as Nike will have organized the race with the most participants in history by creating the Human Race. Here’s how it works. In 25 cities around the world thousands of runners will participate in the races [...]
This old bald-headed, pot-bellied, rich rich and loud is one of a kind and undoubtedly pure adrenaline at the helm of pure adrenaline at the helm of Saatchi Saatchi. Saatchi. When he was the CEO of Pepsi in Canada, he shut down [...]
Yesterday I saw you. Very clearly. Message received. Commitment accepted.
Today I received an email from Bernal Esquivel, Director of Strategic Planning at Tribu DDB and great friend, with a picture and a mega ultra super super hyper hyper bati meaningful message: George, we did it! I burst out laughing with the [...]
Today we finally received the signal we were waiting for: it’s official. Movistar, our new big client has chosen us to be their creative partner in Costa Rica for an unprecedented launch in the country. Although until just a few weeks ago… [...]
Last night the results of Young Lions were announced, the creative duos that will represent our country in Cannes in the categories of Cyber, Print and Film. They were chosen by a jury made up of 19 renowned colleagues and friends of [...]
It is with great joy that I share with you some happy news: Costa Rica’s participation in Cannes is the largest in our short and successful history at Cannes Lions. With 58 entries for the country, the participating agencies will try to [...]
In this third entry regarding our advertising industry in Costa Rica, I bring to your screen a first and very simple proposal: let’s celebrate all the differences and since it is better to do it in a single forum, let’s coincide in [...]
At Incae I was taught a definition of strategy that I love. Strategy is about choices, about sacrificial decisions and about deliberately choosing to be different, as proposed by Michael Porter. Strategy is also about knowing clearly when to say no. Success [...]